LEARN/CREATE (MT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

8:00 pm

The Woodwright's Shop"Wrote The Book of Sloyd?"
Sloyd, the late 19th-century Swedish system of learning woodworking, was intended to develop skilled, industrious and morally upstanding citizens. We'll give it a try, and hope it's not too late for us!. D

8:30 pm

Rick Steves' Europe"Portugal's Heartland"
Rick eats barnacles in an old fishing town, marches with pilgrims, and views riches of the country's Golden Age.G

9:00 pm

Burt Wolf: Travels & Traditions"Miami, Florida"
Miami Florida is a sophisticated, subtropical city on the same latitude as the Sahara Desert. It has been described as the American city of the future. There's fun in the sun but there's also a major infusion of performing arts. D

Burt Wolf: What We Eat"How Sweet It Is: The Story of Sugar"
Sugar started out in Asia, traveled to the Middle East and then to Europe first as a medicine and then as a rare spice. During his second voyage in 1493, Columbus brought it to the Caribbean where it changed into a common necessity, became a key element in the Caribbean slave trade and an early example of capitalist manufacturing. We'll find out why people who had a sweet tooth had a better chance of surviving than people who didn't and how sugar became the basis for England's international trade, a key element in the control of Britain's working class, and an essential part of the temperance movement. D

11:00 pm

Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence"Ticket to Provence"
Joanne and her student Sasha are transported to Provence using herbs, citrus, and garlic. Joanne begins with a bright fresh citrus salad and then working together they create a very classic country, yet refined, dish of braised cod with leeks and potato. Recipes: Citrus Salad with Mint and Red Onions, Cod Braised with Leeks, Potatoes and Thyme, and Roasted Garlic Slab. D

11:30 pm

Rick Steves' Europe"Portugal's Heartland"
Rick eats barnacles in an old fishing town, marches with pilgrims, and views riches of the country's Golden Age.G